{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-mental-hygiene-law-16.31","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Mental Hygiene Law § 16.31","heading":"Monthly personal allowances","body":"§ 16.31 Monthly personal allowances.\n  (a) All persons residing in facilities for which an operating\ncertificate is required pursuant to this article shall be entitled to an\nexemption from income as a personal needs allowance in the following\namounts:\n  1. For persons residing in family care, community residences or\nschools for persons with developmental disabilities, the amount\nspecified in subdivision one of section one hundred thirty-one-o of the\nsocial services law.\n  2. For persons residing in intermediate care facilities, the amounts\nset forth in subparagraph ten of paragraph a of subdivision two of\nsection three hundred sixty-six of the social services law.\n  (b) Any person residing in a facility for which an operating\ncertificate is required pursuant to this article who has no income, or\nwho has otherwise non-exempt income in an amount less that the\nappropriate amount pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, shall be\neligible for a state payment in an amount equal to subdivision (a) of\nthis section less the amount of the person's otherwise non-exempt\nincome.","path":["Mental Hygiene Law","Title C. Developmental Disabilities Act","Article 16. Regulation and Quality of Services"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/MHY/16.31","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"501b059af0ba3bc4f2cc843ba30f9ad5e67eca9a7de9d3223b15dbce892682bb","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-mental-hygiene-law-16.29","next":"us-ny/n.y.-mental-hygiene-law-16.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}